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	Family Memoirs
Your Family Memoirs Organisational Memoirs Professional Background Advisory and Writing Service A League of Their Own Help and Advice Home	Advice on Starting your Own Family Memoir Looking into your family history is more than a hobby. It is an exploration of who we are and where we came from. It is a real life adventure, an opportunity to explore and discover facts about the lives of our relatives and ancestors. There is much to learn, not just about your own past, but about how best to use your time in the search for information and the collection of data. You are doing more than creating the skeleton of a family tree, you are putting flesh on it, in the form of past events, stories and emotions. First of all you need to decide where you want to start. You need to talk to as many elderly relatives as possible. You should collect family documents such as diaries, photos and letters. Once you have decided how to approach the task, you will need to create a set of questions that will guide your interviews and fact finding. The more you find out, the more new questions will come to mind. To develop this work you will need to develop skills in researching, recording data, interviewing, using the information found and writing. Particularly important are interviewing skills as these determine the quality of the information you gather. The use of a tape recorder is invaluable, but you must ensure that the quality is good with no background noise. Tapes should be copied in case of loss or damage. A well structured interview is a great asset when you begin the task of analysing the data you have. If any information you have is not located in time and place then it can be very difficult to utilise at a later stage. As part of the service offered, there are a series of short booklets which will shortly be available that will help you at each stage. These Booklets are designed with additional Work Sheets to ensure that your time is spent productively and that you avoid all the usual pitfalls. They guide you through each stage with simple to follow advice and give examples of how you can proceed. Interviewing and Questionnaires Recording and Analysis of Data Writing a Memoir Help or advice on any of these stages can be obtained from Lynn Ashburner: Tel: 01630 673782, or email: lynn_ashburner@hotmail.com
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